Texas: Arbitration, Collateral Estoppel, and Collective Bargaining Agreements
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In City of San Antonio v. Cortes, the San Antonio Court of Appeals held that the trial court should have compelled arbitration pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, and because a decision between a union and the City of San Antonio prevented the relitigation of a dispute between a union member and the city.
Cortes, a San Antonio firefighter, alleged that the City breached the collective bargaining agreement relating to health benefits and brought suit. The City argued that the dispute should be sent to arbitration. The City’s motion to compel arbitration was denied, resulting in the City filing an interlocutory appeal.
The Court of Appeals provides an analysis of reviewing an arbitration agreement and whether the claim brought by Cortes, which is, according to the Court, “identical” to the claims brought by the firefighter’s union against the City.
H/T to Ronnie Hornberger for notifying us of this decision.
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